Published: March 20, 2012
Words: 61,169 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476089454

Short description

A PROMISE FULFILLED is a story about CJ Rock's adopted daughter from Korea and her struggle for normalcy.

Extended description

Over thirty years ago, my pain and anguish at not being able to conceive a child led my husband and me down a path that included unsuccessful fertility treatments and obstacles in the quest to adopt a child. Through this series of trying events, my husband and I were eventually blessed when we became parents to Jade, a Korean girl. Our trials and tribulations had only begun, however, when we learned of Jade’s birth defect and set out to repair the problem and give her as normal of a life as we could. "A Promise Fulfilled" is the amazing recount of our family’s story.

In 1979, I met and married, Ted, my knight in shining armor. Six months later, I was hospitalized with severe abdominal distress. Through a laparoscopic abdominal procedure, the doctors uncovered my scarred cervix. There was the strong possibility I would never be able to conceive a child.

For six years, Ted and I went through hell as we desperately tried to have a child. We experimented with countless methods to.. (Read more) Over thirty years ago, my pain and anguish at not being able to conceive a child led my husband and me down a path that included unsuccessful fertility treatments and obstacles in the quest to adopt a child. Through this series of trying events, my husband and I were eventually blessed when we became parents to Jade, a Korean girl. Our trials and tribulations had only begun, however, when we learned of Jade’s birth defect and set out to repair the problem and give her as normal of a life as we could. "A Promise Fulfilled" is the amazing recount of our family’s story.

In 1979, I met and married, Ted, my knight in shining armor. Six months later, I was hospitalized with severe abdominal distress. Through a laparoscopic abdominal procedure, the doctors uncovered my scarred cervix. There was the strong possibility I would never be able to conceive a child.

For six years, Ted and I went through hell as we desperately tried to have a child. We experimented with countless methods to conceive and I took heavy doses of fertility drugs. After suffering a tubal pregnancy that nearly killed me, I came to terms with the fact that I wasn’t able to conceive.

After attempting to adopt a premature baby boy and having him ripped from our arms when his birth mother decided to stop the adoption, my faith was put to the test. Once again, my hopes at motherhood were dashed. I was devastated beyond belief, and the event nearly destroyed me. Struggling with my faith, I wasn’t sure how I would live life without a child.

Through a miraculous turn of events, we learned of Helping Children of Various Nations (HCVN), an agency that dealt with foreign adoptions. They worked with Korea and India placing infants to adolescents in American homes. I was skeptical, but determined to overcome my fears. With trepidation, we began the foreign adoption procedure. After months of scrutiny and every aspect of our lives placed under a microscope, our adoption request was approved by the Korean agency. A beautiful, one-month old baby girl was ready for adoption.

Jade Sung was born on September 1st, 1987 in a province in Seoul Korea called Kyonggi-Do. The birth mother relinquished her at 18 days old. Our miracle baby was born with a malformed left ear that was completely closed. There was the possibility she could be deaf. However, that did not matter to us. She was the baby we prayed for. I gazed into my daughter’s eyes and made this promise to her: “My angel, I will find a way to get your ear fixed; this is my solemn vow to you.”

From the time I uttered these words, we set upon a quest to fulfill our promise to Jade so that she might have a more normal life. Over the years, we coped with Jade’s health problems, some of which caused her to suffer with Epileptic Febrile Seizures. There were obstacles and challenges, but as a family we found the faith and inner strength to cope with her non-American heritage, adoption, severe facial disfigurement and taunting from her peers.

"A Promise Fulfilled" will illustrate to readers that dreams can come true, but in the process, fulfillment often means making difficult decisions. With help from unexpected places, Jade’s dream becomes reality.

Readers will come along on that journey as an exhaustive search leads to many obstacles, with doors slammed in our faces time-after-time, until the Shriners Hospital in Galveston, Texas emerged as our beacon of hope. Thanks to the Shriners love, dedication and concern for the well-being of children, Jade, and our family, were given our dream.

A tale of inner strength, readers will be inspired by Jade’s courage, as well as our love and support as she endures the intense pain to endure multiple surgeries for reconstruction on her ear. Thanks to a team of dedicated experts, Jade, and we, are blessed with a life we could only dream about.
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family, memoir, biography, miracles, childrearing, auto biography, shriners, auto biographical

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Review by: Jay Lawrence on May 16, 2012 :
C.J Rock's book, "A Promise Fulfilled" is a story about how a couple adopted a Korean child and the trials and tribulations of the Couple and child. I was emotional wrapped up into this story that I missed going to the movies so I could finish this book. This is the second book that I have read by C.J Rock, and I can't wait to start on the next one.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Maribeth Towns on April 16, 2012 :
C J Rock's book A Promise Fulfilled is very well written and captivating. It takes you through the trials and tribulations and shows what a couple is willing to go through to have a child of their own to raise, even if it has to be by adoption; also through the highs and lows of trying to make their daughter's life as normal as possible for her. I didn't want to put this book down until I finished it once I began reading it.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Michael Wiener on April 09, 2012 :
C.J. Rock's creative writing style totally captured a mom's feelings and innermost thoughts during her daughter's most difficult medical ordeal.

The reader feels every emotion the author expresses from the joy of her adopted daughter coming to America to the stress of life's most difficult moments.

In addition, C. J. Rock's book " A Promise Fulfilled" is a tribute to the Shriners Hospitals across America and shows what a difference the Shriner's make in the lives of the families they touch.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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